[Dhaka Tribune] A grenade was thrown at the home of a judge on Thailand's Constitutional Court that a day earlier had ousted the country's prime minister for abuse of power, police said on Thursday.Police Col. Kamthorn Auicharoen said there were no casualties and that the attackers were trying to instigate a situation to further deepen the political conflict, reported AP.
The headquarters of Thailand's major commercial bank and a scientific research facility were also damaged by similar grenades overnight.
The court on Wednesday found Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra guilty of abusing her power by transferring the National Security Council chief in 2011 to another position.
It ruled that the transfer was carried out to benefit her politically powerful family and, therefore, violated the constitution -- an accusation she has denied.
The ruling accomplished what anti-government demonstrators have sought to do for the past six months and further widening the country's sharp political divide.
Supporters of deposed Yingluck have called for a huge rally Saturday to protest the ruling by the Constitutional Court, which exercised powers laid out in a constitution written by a military government after a coup in 2006.
The leader of the anti-government protesters, Suthep Thaugsuban, meanwhile, told his followers that they would stage a "final offensive" on Friday and would achieve their goal of fully ousting the government.
The court found Yingluck guilty of abusing her power by transferring the National Security Council chief in 2011 to another position.